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Florida woman charged with wiretapping over recording of Patrick Clancy’s father

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A Sanford, Florida, woman, Shawna Gramkow, has been charged with unlawful wiretapping over an audio recording of a phone call with Christopher Clancy, the father of Patrick Clancy and former father-in-law of Lindsay Clancy. Court papers allege that she posted the audio to her Instagram page on August 30. Christopher Clancy filed a police report on September 7 after hearing his own voice in the clip. The court papers do not say who was on the other end of the call, what was said, or who made the recording.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Shawna Gramkow has been charged with wiretapping over a recording of Christopher Clancy, father of Patrick Clancy.

    Reported byFar Left1Center1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Boston Globe
    Center
    NewsNation
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    Fox News

  2. Court papers allege the audio was posted to Instagram on August 30.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  3. Christopher Clancy filed a police report on September 7 after hearing his own voice in the posted audio.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  4. Court papers say the recording is mostly unintelligible and do not say who was on the other end of the call.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

How each side tells it

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All sides present report that a Florida woman has been charged with wiretapping over a recording of Christopher Clancy. The left headline stresses secret recording, the center headline stresses the alleged charge, and right headlines add a true-crime label or, in Fox’s case, a medical lawsuit angle.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The one left-side headline ties the charge to Lindsay Clancy and describes the act as secretly recording her former father-in-law.

    Fla. woman charged with secretly recording Lindsay Clancy’s former father-in-law
    The Boston GlobeFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The center headline leads with the charge, hedges the wiretapping as alleged, and identifies the woman as an influencer and the recorded man by his son’s name.

    Influencer charged over alleged wiretapping of Patrick Clancy’s dad
    NewsNationCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines lead with Lindsay Clancy and a true-crime label; Fox News, rated Far Right, adds medical lawsuits and a strategy split, which no other headline mentions.

    Lindsay Clancy Loaded modifier“true-crime fanatic”Calling her a fanatic labels her before any finding about her conduct beyond the charge.More neutral: true-crime influencerDisagree with this highlight? accused of posting secret recording of Patrick Clancy’s dad
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right3

    boastsLindsay Clancy-obsessedtrue-crime fanatic

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    boastsMore neutral: has

    The verb presents the influencer's follower count as self-promotion rather than stating the number.

    Shawna Gramkow, who operates several true crime accounts on social media and boasts a following of more than 50,000, was charged with felony unlawful wiretapping on Oct.

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    Lindsay Clancy-obsessedMore neutral: true-crime influencer who posts about Lindsay Clancy

    Describing her as obsessed attaches a judgement about her motives to the charge.

    A Lindsay Clancy-obsessed true crime influencer has been charged with posting on social media a…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    true-crime fanaticMore neutral: true-crime influencer

    Calling her a fanatic labels her before any finding about her conduct beyond the charge.

    Lindsay Clancy true-crime fanatic accused of posting secret recording of Patrick Clancy’s dad

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Lindsay Clancy relation
  • secret recording
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  • The Boston GlobeFar Left

    Fla. woman charged with secretly recording Lindsay Clancy’s former father-in-law

    “The allegations are false,” Gramkow said Thursday via Instagram. “And easy to prove.” On Sept. 4, Christopher Clancy, Lindsay Clancy’s former father-in-law, reported to the department that an audio recording of what he believed to be his voice had been uploaded to Instagram on …

    Read at The Boston Globe (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the criminal charge
  • alleged wrongdoing
  • influencer identity
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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Lindsay Clancy connection
  • true-crime influencer label
  • medical lawsuits and strategy split
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  • New York PostRight

    Lindsay Clancy Loaded modifier“true-crime fanatic”Calling her a fanatic labels her before any finding about her conduct beyond the charge.More neutral: true-crime influencerDisagree with this highlight? accused of posting secret recording of Patrick Clancy’s dad

    A Loaded modifier“Lindsay Clancy-obsessed”Describing her as obsessed attaches a judgement about her motives to the charge.More neutral: true-crime influencer who posts about Lindsay ClancyDisagree with this highlight? true crime influencer has been charged with posting on social media a secretly recorded call with the accused killer mom's ex-father-in-law.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
  • Fox NewsFar Right

    Clancy father targeted in alleged wiretap as medical lawsuits hint at strategy split: cops

    Shawna Gramkow faces felony wiretapping charges after allegedly recording Patrick Clancy's father without consent and posting the clip to Instagram.

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    3 hr 40 min later

    Its first report, Oct 30, 2:37 PM EDT

  • Center

    3 hr 6 min later

    Its first report, Oct 30, 2:03 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    Fox News, Oct 30, 10:57 AM EDT

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  1. Fox NewsFar RightOct 30, 10:57 AM EDT
  2. NewsNationCenterOct 30, 2:03 PM EDT
  3. The Boston GlobeFar LeftOct 30, 2:37 PM EDT
  4. New York PostRightOct 30, 3:24 PM EDT

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